Carabao Cup Third Round Draw: Liverpool to Begin Against Southampton
JAKARTA - Grimsby's reward for defeating Manchester United in the Carabao Cup is a trip to the Third Round to face struggling Sheffield Wednesday.
The League Two side pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the tournament's history by defeating the Premier League giants in a thrilling penalty shootout. They now travel to Hillsborough with a realistic chance of progressing to the Fourth Round.
Meanwhile, Liverpool will host Southampton. Defending champions Newcastle United await the visit of League One side Bradford.
Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, and Manchester City will also face third-tier teams.
The Gunners will travel to Port Vale. Then, Enzo Maresca's side travel to Lincoln.
Spurs will host Doncaster, while Manchester City begin their bid to win the League Cup for the first time since 2021 with a trip along the M62 to face Huddersfield.
There are inter-Premier League matches, with Brentford hosting Aston Villa, who met in the league last weekend, and Wolverhampton Wanderers hosting Everton.
In other matches, Nottingham Forest travels to Championship side Swansea. Crystal Palace then hosts Millwall in a rematch of last season's tense FA Cup clash, in which Jean-Philippe Mateta suffered a serious head injury.
There are also Burnley hosting Cardiff, Brighton visiting League One Barnsley, Fulham hosting Cambridge, Wrexham facing Reading, and Wigan hosting Wycombe.
The 2025/2026 Carabao Cup Third Round matches will be played on September 16 and 24, 2025.